I don’t know anything about a coney from Detroit. I’m from Texas where we don’t know much about geography or foreign cuisine. We are pretty sure that chili doesn’t have beans or wieners in it. My wife is from The Bronx and has actually been to Coney Island (somewhere in NY) where she has eaten a hotdog. We talked about it. Red onions – no chili.

I read the article and I’m all for Detroit having pride in all things Detroit. But maybe they should call it something else – something with “Detroit” or “motor city” in the name. I don’t know if there is an official hot dog for Houston or Texas, but I kinda like Chicago style. (See – they got “Chicago” right there in the name.) Wonder if that really started in Chicago.

Now I'm waiting for someone to say Philly cheese steaks were invented in Ann Arbor.
Gimme a break, there isn't any thing, place or person named Cony anywhere in Michigan. I think I am going to go to Oklahoma City for some authentic salt water taffy.

@primesuspect said:
They've been called Coneys since the early 1900s. By your logic, we shouldn't have a state named Washington or streets named Main Street outside of Jamestown

@primesuspect Come on lighten up. I can admit when I'm wrong. After researching the ship out of this for the past few days, I have found that this phenomenon apparently sprung up in several areas simultaneously about 1913.

BTW
It wasn't my logic. I was just being a boner. And I do wish I had a nickel for every Main Street in the land. Now where's @Kwitko when you need him?

I haven't been I about a year but Jimmys in Hazleton, Pa. makes their own sauce. I think one of the prerequisites for working there is to be able to make about 10 while lined up along one arm. No cheese, just dog, bun, sauce and minced onions.

@Signal said:
Knowing nothing about Skyline Chili I googled it. When you have to hide your chili under a pound of cheese, it's probably not the greatest.

I've always poked fun at their chili. Recently I tried it and it wasn't really chili, but it wasn't bad either. A skyline 3-way is kind of like spaghetti bolognese.

But really, I go to Skyline for the pound of cheese atop my black bean burrito deluxe. It serves as the perfect platform for half a bottle of Skyline hot sauce. Plus kids eat free on Wednesdays at our local Skyline.